Tuesdays at APA: How Well Do Comprehensive Plans Promote Public Health?

Tuesday, August 27, 2013


Since 2010, the American Planning Association (APA) has worked
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to examine
the inclusion of public health goals within comprehensive plans
and their implementation.


This presentation will identify best practices for the effective
integration of public health goals into plans and successful
approaches to cross-sector collaboration and community
partnerships to implement those goals.


Anna Ricklin and Nick Kushner of APA's Planning and Community
Health Research Center offer case study examples of how local
government agencies can build upon partnerships for assistance
and resources to translate a comprehensive plan from policy
document into a set of actions to improve community health. As
built environment factors increasingly determine public health
outcomes, this presentation offers a clear and targeted avenue
for intervention at the highest level of built environment
planning.